Leslie G Thibodeau

Military
media-38030.jpeg UPL 38030 "Crew of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Pegasus' at an airbase in England 13 Oct 1943."

Rear L-R: 2Lt John T Brown, 1Lt Charles B Miller, 2Lt Joseph D McGovern, 2Lt Kenneth M Kelley.

Front L-R: T/Sgt Cecil R Sinclair, S/Sgt Leslie G Thibodeau, T/Sgt John Ellis Lower, S/Sgt Bernard J Shaw, S/Sgt Eugene S Budzbanowski, S/Sgt Richard E Ratley.

Object Number - UPL 38030 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Pegasus' at an airbase in England 13 Oct 1943." Rear L-R: 2Lt John T Brown, 1Lt Charles B Miller, 2Lt...

Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pegasus Too
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Holyoke, Massachusetts 6 November 1919 Son of Camille and Anna Thibodeau.

Enlisted

Springfield, MA 14 August 1942 Springfield, Massachusetts

Other

Discharged USAAF

26 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Chicopee, MA 27 February 1989

Based

Knettishall Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

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